Time is Gold

So many have asked me when I’m starting at Microsoft and the official date is Monday, June 11th now.  Many also wonder what my upper limits are on how much I can handle, well folks, it looks like we’ve reached them!

I was supposed to start this last Monday, but as my last day approached, it became all the more clear that there was a need to change my ending and start date.  Individual deadlines had pushed out, requirements changed and I was left feeling a bit overwhelmed because as most know, I don’t do anything the easy way-  major change?  I’ll make three or four at once!  I’m fearless…and sometimes a bit crazy in my endeavors.

As anyone knows, “The best laid plans of mice and [wo]men often go astray” and as such, this is for me as well.  I needed time to get one kid into her apartment, another moved to his Father’s before college and then we need to sell/donate 95% of our belongings.  Why?  Because as many of you know, Tim and I are selling our house and moving into a 42Ft. 5th wheel.  Oh, that brand new 5th wheel?  Yes, I wanted to remodel it beforehand to make sure it would support our lifestyle, including remote working.  This included chained generators, proper work areas and multiple WiFi options.  These don’t come easy and along with that, I decided to change jobs.

Limit reached! 🙂  I met with my new boss and two peers yesterday down at the Microsoft office and am incredibly excited and anxious to start on my new adventure with Power BI, focusing on AI.  This is all new for me on the technical side and I can’t be happier about that.  I’m an ADHD girl at heart and the shiny, new is like a found treasure.  I may have too many tabs open in my brain, but I can tell you, 90% of them are open to the topics that I’ll be challenged with in the upcoming months with my new position as a TSP.  I’d like to thank Patrick LeBlanc for giving up his position at Microsoft to go to Guy in a Cube so I could get a shot at it.  I’d like to thank Rie Irish for recommending me for the position and Delphix for a fantastic two years where I was able to help find a home for them in the Microsoft community and industry.

My blog posts will increase once I start at Microsoft and don’t think the Oracle stuff will go away-  One of the reasons that Microsoft hired me was that data sources are starting to blend and the ability for Power BI to pull from numerous data sources to provide value made me an attractive asset to them.  Until then, expect a ton of posts this summer on http://danceswithwinnebagos.com, where I’ll be posting on our 5th wheel adventures…. 🙂